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In the Red Deer Public School District, what percentage of students are ELLs?
a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 20%
d) 70% |
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What is the most prominent and growing immigrant population in Red Deer Public?
a) Ukrainian
b) Chinese
c) Filipino
d) German |
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All of the following are considerations to give when working with ELLs EXCEPT...
a) Previous English exposure
b) How old the child is
c) Similarities of L1 and English
d) Personality of the ELL |
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THe acronym BICS stands for…
a) Basic Interlingual Communications Skills
b) Basic Interpersonal Collaboration Skills
c) Basic Integration Challenge Skills
d) Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills |
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| Basic Interpersonal Communication skills |
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The acronym CALP stands for…
a) Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
b) Communication Action Learning Plan
c) Cognitive Analysis of Language Proficiency
d) Challenges Associated with Language Proficiency |
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| Cognitive Academic Language proficiency |
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What are the four strands of the ESL benchmarks used to observe the ELLs?
a) Read, write, act, speak
b) Read, listen, understand, develop
c) Read, write, listen, speak
d) Read, write, act, react |
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| Read, Write, Listen, Speak |
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According to Gaylene, the number one strategy for teaching ELLs is....
a) Provide a focus on vocabulary
b) Provide explicit language instruction
c) Activate prior knowledge
d) Building and fostering relationships |
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| Building and fostering relationships |
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1. Which of the following combinations are all information literacy?
a. Visual, Media, Computer, Cultural
b. Network, Communication, Innovation, Collaboration
c. Life longer learning, engaged thinker, ethical citizen, traditional alphabetic
d. Visual, computer, innovation, engaged thinker |
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| Visual, Media, Computer, cultural |
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2. What is one of the parts of the Alberta Education Plan of Action for literacy?
a. Support growth in all subjects areas
b. Communicate importance of teacher success
c. Promote numeracy as integral to learning in K-12
d. Partnership and collaboration with stakeholders |
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| Partnership and collaboration with stakeholders |
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3. Which of the following is one of the 5 literacy strategies for adolescents?
a. Literacy as the link
b. Student motivation and engagement
c. Improve adolescent literacy
d. Support PD - all subjects and grades |
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| Student motivation and engagement |
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4. Which of the following is at the core of the 21st Century learners?
a. Engaged thinker
b. Entrepreneurial Spirit
c. Literacy
d. Communication |
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5. Teachers need Literacy PD sessions because
a. Teachers experience a variety of stressful situations to which they require time away from these stressors to recover mentally
b. Helps them understand what literacy is and how to enhance literacy practices within subject disciplines
c. Allows teachers to understand how to keep students at pace with the high school curriculum
d. Literacy PD gives teachers the opportunity to collaborate with other colleagues on the most effective literacy strategies |
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| Helps them understand what literacy is and how to enhance literacy practices within subject disciplines |
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6. Which of the following is is essential for teaching to understand in teaching literacy?
a. Literacy is important to teach in most classes
b. Specific teachers are responsible for teaching students literacy
c. All teachers are literacy educators
d. Literacy is important for teaching students |
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| All teachers are literacy educators |
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7. What is the most likely implication for how literacy affects high school completion?
a. Literacy has no effect on high school completion
b. Explicit vocabulary and reading approaches must be taught to help students to access the more difficult content
c. Teaching literacy in their discipline as an essential way of learning in their disciplines
d. Literacy has a significant impact on high school graduation rates due to reading comprehension |
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| Explicit vocabulary and reading approaches must be taught to help students to access the more difficult content |
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8. What is the implication for how literacy supports diverse students?
a. Respect everyone's diversity within the classroom environment
b. Teachers should attend regular professional development sessions on diverse students to help their needs
c. Literacy excludes a diverse approach to helping students achieve success
d. Teachers need support in building social, cultural, linguistic and experiential bridges for their diverse student population |
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| Teachers need support in building social, cultural, linguistic and experiential bridges for their diverse student population |
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9. Literacy is a shared responsibility among which of the following?
a. Farmers, cattle, principals, janitorial staff
b. Educators, school authority, parents, communities and students
c. Teachers, parents, students, town officials
d. Federal government, provincial government, teachers and parents |
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| Educators, school authority, parents, communities and students |
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10. What is literacy according to literacy first?
a. Literacy is acquiring, creating, connecting and communicating meaning in a variety of contexts
b. Literacy is the ability to comprehend complex texts in middle and high school
c. Literacy is the art of explicit vocabulary instruction
d. Literacy is embedded across curriculum |
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| a. Literacy is acquiring, creating, connecting and communicating meaning in a variety of contexts |
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What is one of the six functions of education according to Holmes?
a) Education
b) Provide Amenities
c) Brainwash
d) Aesthetic |
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A ________________ knows how to think creatively and critically and make discoveries through inquiry, exploration, experimentation and trial and error.
a) Ethical Citizen
b) Engaged Thinker
c) Entrepreneurial Spirit
d) Student |
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A ______________ understands that it is not all about them, has learned about and is appreciative of the effort and sacrifice that built this province and country and sees beyond self-interests to the needs of the community.
a) Ethical Citizen
b) Engaged Thinker
c) Entrepreneurial Spirit
d) Student |
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A ______________ is motivated, resourceful, self-reliant, and tenacious.
a) Ethical Citizen
b) Engaged Thinker
c) Entrepreneurial Spirit
d) Student |
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What age does Alberta Education want to raise the funded access age to?
a) 25
b) 18
c) 19
d) 21 |
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What is one benefit of Alberta Educations new legislation?
a) Improve accessibility and responsiveness to meet the needs of all students
b) Develop relationships between Alberta Education and federal government
c) Raise teachers wages
d) Have more administration to deal with high risk students |
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| Improve accessibility and responsiveness to meet the needs of all students |
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All of the following are values of Inspiring Education except:
a) Excellence
b) Acceptance
c) Citizenship
d) Choice |
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What is at the center of the framework for Student Learning:
a) Communication
b) Literacy
c) Numeracy
d) Student |
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What year did the Government of Alberta Department of Education modify the school act last?
a) Never
b) 1998
c) 2013
d) 2012 |
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All of the following are Alberta Ed goals of Basic Education except:
a) Read for information, understanding and enjoyment
b) Understand the worlds political, social and economic systems within a global context
c) Understand the physical worlds, ecology and diversity of life
d) Demonstrate competence in using information technologies |
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| Understand the worlds political, social and economic systems within a global context |
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Primary prevention:
a. At risk for violence or disruption
b. all students
c. students already engaged in violence
d. extreme violent students |
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Zero-tolerance could be described as:
a. Restorative practice
b. Primary prevention
c. Higher chance of suspension
d. Predetermined consequences, punitive in nature |
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| Predetermined consequences, punitive in nature |
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Which of the following characteristics are associated with Character Education?
a. Individual participation in communities, nations and the global world
b. Integrates new knowledge with existing knowledge
c. Individual personal development
d. Social and political issues are taught and discussed |
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| Individual Personal Development |
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Secondary prevention:
a. at risk for violence or disruption
b. all students
c. students already engaged in violence
d. extreme violent students |
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| At risk for violence or disruption |
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Tertiary prevention strategies:
a. at risk for violence or disruption
b. all students
c. students already engaged in violence
d. extreme violent students |
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| Students already engaged in violence |
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Which one of the following was not one of the 6 approaches to intervention when dealing with bullying?
a. Support group
b. Shared concern
C. Strengthening the school community
d. Strengthening the Victim |
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| Strengthening the school community |
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Which of the following characteristics are associated with citizenship education?
a. Social skills
B. Political knowledge and participation, human rights and global citizenship
c. Conflict resolution
d. Safe and caring communities |
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| Political knowledge and participation, human rights and global citizenship |
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Which is not a benefit of character education and citizenship education?
A. Enhanced technology skills
b. Greater self-discipline
c. Fewer behaviour problems
d. A positive school culture |
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| Enhanced technology skills |
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On one hand... There is a necessity of educating for character. On the other hand....
a. Character is something learned from one's self
b. It is the parents responsibility to teach character not the teachers
c. Good behaviour is taught only through behaviourism
D. Schools or teachers should not impose values on students |
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| Schools or teachers should not impose values on students |
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A teacher has her students working on a community service project where they go every Friday to the old folks home and work with the elderly. This scenario is an example of which preventative program:
a. Traditional
b. Cognitive-development
c. Shared concern
D. Caring communities |
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1. What is the most important thing to remember when integrating technology into your classroom?
a. Use it as often as you can to cover your ICT outcomes
b. Make sure the technology is integrated in a meaningful and purposeful manner
c. Have a backup plan incase technology is unavailable
d. Ensure you know how to use the technology you are integrating |
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| Make sure the technology is integrated in a meaningful and purposeful matter |
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2. Which of the following is NOT one of the core subjects in the 21st century framework themes?
a. Life and Career Skills
b. Learning and Innovation Skills
c. Information, Media and Technology Skills
d. Digital Citizenship Skills |
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| Digital Citizenship skills |
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3. Which of the following ARE issues surrounding technology use in the classroom?
a. FOIP Issues (Privacy and Safety), Online Plagiarism, Digital Divide
b. FOIP Issues (Privacy and Safety), Digital Divide, Use of Social Media
c. Digital Divide, Online Plagiarism, Use of Social Media
d. Broken Computers, No Internet and No Outlets |
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| a. FOIP Issues (Privacy and Safety), Online Plagiarism, Digital Divide |
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4. What are the three E’s of the Framework for Student Learning
a. Empathetic Individuals, Engaged Thinker, Entrepreneurial Spirit
b. Essential Questioning, Engaged, Thinker, Ethical Citizen
c. Entrepreneurial Spirit, Engaged Thinker, Ethical Citizen
d. Enduring Understanding, Engaged Thinker, Essential Questioning |
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| Entrepreneurial Spirit, Engaged Thinker, Ethical Citizen |
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5. Which of the three E’s matches the following statement: “I do the right thing because it is the right thing to do” - Alberta Education
a. Ethical Citizen
b. Engaged Thinker
c. Entrepreneurial Spirit |
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6. Which of the three E’s matches the following statement: “I think critically and I make discoveries” - Alberta Education
a. Ethical Citizen
b. Engaged Thinker
c. Entrepreneurial Spirit |
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7. What two items are foundational to student learning?
a. Literacy and Numeracy
b. Language and Evaluating
c. Numeracy and Communicating
d. Collaboration and Creativity |
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8. According to the education for LIfe the 21st Century Skills are categorized into three domains. What are they?
a. Visual, Verbal and Kinesthetic
b. Interpersonal, Logical and Mathematical
c. Arts, Language and Intrapersonal
d. Cognitive, Interpersonal and Intrapersonal |
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| Cognitive, Interpersonal and Intrapersonal |
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9. Which of the following skills from the 7 C’s are NOT included in Digital Literacy Skills:
a. Information Literacy
b. Media Literacy
c. ICT Literacy
d. Flexibility and Adaptability |
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| Flexibility and Adaptabliity |
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10. When integrating technology a teacher must remember:
a. It is the key component of a lesson
b. It should enhance the learning not replace the instruction
c. More is always better
d. Only one form of technology should be implemented at one time |
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| It should enhance the learning not replace the instruction |
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1. When is it acceptable to give a zero?
a. anytime a student does not hand in their work
b.after speaking with the parents and giving multiple chances
c.poor attitude regarding an assignment
d. when the teachers doesn't like the students work |
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| After speaking with the parents and giving multiple chances |
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| What does AISI stand for? |
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| Alberta Initiative for School Improvement |
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3. What is an effective alternative to traditional parent teacher conferences?
a.send an email
b. note in agenda
c. Student led conferences
d. phone call home |
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4. Which of the following is the best use of homework?
a. all the time
b.if it is new material
c.to reinforce students previously learned skills
d.as a punishment |
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| to reinforce students previously learned skills |
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| What is the best way to engage latch key kids? |
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How do middle school practices influence student success?
a. by creating a classroom community where students belong and have staff support
b. the harsh environment prepares them for the work force
c. low expectations allow everyone to succeed |
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| By creating a classroom community where students belong and have staff support |
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7. What is the strongest factor in high school completion?
a. school funding
b. connection to school
c. socioeconomic factors
d. connection to the school |
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8. Which of the following issues around middle school practices was not explored in class?
a.grading practices
b.middle school philosophy
c.testing
d.class size |
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What can teachers do to promote gender equity?:
a. Aim for gender neutrality
b. Teach to one gender
c. Teach towards the boys because girls need less instruction time
d. Teach to every student’s individual needs |
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| Aim for gender neutrality |
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Which of the following is definitely a part of the LGBTQ acronym?
a. Lesbo
b. Gay
c. Bi-gendered
d. Quintessential |
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As an educator, if you accidentally make a stereotypical joke you should:
a. Keep going as if nothing happened.
b. Blame it on a troublesome student.
c. Own up to it and apologize and admit it to your class.
d. Make another joke to try and divert student attention |
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| Own up to it and apologize and admit it to your class |
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When planning a lesson that is gender neutral, you should consider:
a. Multiple intelligences
b. Time
c. Class size
d. Gender dynamics and gender stereotypes |
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| gender dynamics and gender stereotypes |
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Which is a stereotype about females in mathematics?
a. Girls have to use their fingers to count.
b. Girls are not as good in math as boys.
c. Girls would rather read than do math.
d. Girls would rather do cosmetology. |
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| Girls are not as good in math as boys |
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Which of the following is a reason for girl’s low confidence in the classroom:
a. Girl’s own self esteem
b. Girl’s dislike for certain subject areas
c. Having a good relationship with their teachers
d. Body language from teacher |
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| Body language from teacher |
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Which of the following is a reason for girl’s low confidence in the classroom:
a. Girl’s own self esteem
b. Girl’s dislike for certain subject areas
c. Having a good relationship with their teachers
d. Body language from teacher |
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What support system can teachers use for students who are LGTBQ:
a. Ignore their sexual orientation
b. Having a buddy system for the student
c. Have an open door policy for students to come talk to you
d. Have a talking circle |
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| Have an open door policy where students can come talk to you |
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What is a common excuse for boys to get away with disruptive behaviour that would be unacceptable from females :
a. “Girls don’t act up in class”
b. “I didn’t see it.”
c. “Boys will be boys.”
d. “It’s not worth dealing with…” |
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How do you best ensure everyone in your class feels welcome?
a. Always make jokes about gender
b. Use stereotypes sporadically
c. Create a warm environment and consciously use stereotypes to address students’ differences.
d. Create a warm environment and consciously be aware of your thoughts, actions, and how you teach. |
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| Create a warm environment and consciously be aware of your thoughts, actions, and how you teach. |
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Where in Alberta are most Metis settlements?
A. South
B. Central
C. North
D. All of the above |
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Approximately how many First Nations governments are there in Canada?
A. 240
B. 390
C. 510
D. 630 |
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. In Our Words, Our Ways (p. 20) the authors suggest that it is important to become familiar with students cultural backgrounds. This will help teachers do the following except:
a. Build mutual respect
b. understand students motivations and values
c. adapt materials and approaches appropriately
d. understand students cultural differences but not how they affect student learning |
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| understand students cultural differences but not how they affect student learning |
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How many variants of Inuktitut are spoken by the Inuit?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10 |
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What does FNMI stand for?
A. Funny Natives Making Igloos
B. First Natives, Metis and Inuit
C. First Nations, Metis and Inuit
D. First Nations, Mik Maq and Inuit |
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| First Nations, Metis and Inuit |
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What does the name Metis mean?
A. French word that refers to a person of mixed heritage
B. French word for people from the arctic areas of North America
C. French word for buffalo
D. French word for Native Americans |
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| French word that refers to a person of mixed heritage |
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When was the last residential school in Alberta closed?
A. 2012
B. 1988
C. 1977
D. 1984 |
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In Our Words, Our Ways (p. 7), in what year does it say that First Nations people first obtained the right to vote in a federal election?
A. 1971
B. 1950
C. 2013
D. 1960 |
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In the document Our Words, Our ways (p.8) as of 1982 the Metis people recognized under the Canadian Constitution with the Aboriginal people of Canada were defined as:
A. The Indian, Inuit and Metis peoples of Canada
B. The Metis peoples of Canada
C. The First Nations people of Canada
D. The Native American peoples of Canada |
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In the document Our Words, Our ways (p.8) as of 1982 the Metis people recognized under the Canadian Constitution with the Aboriginal people of Canada were defined as:
A. The Indian, Inuit and Metis peoples of Canada
B. The Metis peoples of Canada
C. The First Nations people of Canada
D. The Native American peoples of Canada |
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In Our Words, Our Ways (p. 76) it states when working with an Aboriginal community, it is important to understand what is important to the people who live there. When following protocols, teachers need to keep in mind:
A. Respect, Diversity, Oral Traditions, Time, History, Humility and Family
B. Respect, Culture, Time, History, Traditions and Family
C. Responsibility, Diversity, Community, Beliefs and Values
D. Beliefs, Values, Identity, Oral Traditions, History, Family and Respect |
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| Respect, Diversity, Oral Traditions, Time, History, Humility and Family |
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Which two KSA’s from the TQS outcomes were discussed in class as essential to teacher identity?
a) (o) career-long learning; (p) purpose of teaching
b) (a) contextual variables; (f) purpose of short, medium and long range planning
c) (l) engaging parents; (o) career-long learning
d) (p) purpose of teaching; (h) respecting student dignity |
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| a) (o) career-long learning; (p) purpose of teaching |
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Which are two of the KSA’s from the TQS outcomes that were discussed in class as essential to student identity?
a) (a) contextual variables; (f) purpose of short, medium and long range planning
b) (a) contextual variables; (h) respecting student dignity
c) (o) career-long learning; (e) differentiated learning
d) (j) use of technology; (k) purpose of student assessment |
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| b) (a) contextual variables; (h) respecting student dignity |
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The tensions that face adolescence in identity formation include all of the following except:
a) fixed notion of ethnicity vs. individual experiences
b) multicultural policy vs. multicultural reality
c) personal identity vs. social identity
d) multicultural influence vs. peer identity |
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| d) multicultural influence vs. peer identity |
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Performativity is defined as…
a) changing who we are based on feedback from others
b) how you perform as an individual within a group
c) lack of confidence when presenting to a group
d) acting naturally - keep it simple stupid |
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| a) changing who we are based on feedback from others |
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What are 3 ways to influence student identity acceptance in your classroom?
a) celebrate diversity; awareness of cultural norms; being open-minded
b) potlucks; potlatch; potporri
c) celebrate diversity; awareness of cultural norms; classroom debate
d) being open-minded; discuss getting along with others; bullying awareness |
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| a) celebrate diversity; awareness of cultural norms; being open-minded |
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There are two types of private schools. These are:
a. Registered and Funded
b. Registered and Accredited
c. Accredited and Funded
d. Certified and Registered |
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| Registered and Accredited |
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How many chartered schools are there in Alberta?
a. 452
b. 1
c. 13
d. 67 |
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Guest speaker Bill Stuebing, asked the question, what is the role of public education in an increasingly multicultural Canada? What is the role?
a. to teach students to only work within their own cultural groups
b. to make students want to travel the world
c. to create democratic thinkers
d. to design and build an inclusive society |
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| To design an build an inclusive society |
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Who has the primary responsibility for homeschooling?
a. Students
b. Local Public School Board
c. Parents
d. Local Mayor |
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Why did the Government of Alberta establish charter schools?
a. To provide choice and foster innovation
b. Public schools were not educating students well enough
c. Parents wanted their children to have to best possible education
d. To build an inclusive society |
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| to provide choice and foster innovation |
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Charter schools are:
a. Public
b. Private
c. Online
d. Constitutional |
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. Red Deer Public school is built upon three foundational principles of public education. Which one of these is not one of the three foundational principles?
a. Inclusion
b. Civil Democracy
c. Reasonable amount of local autonomy
d. Traditional Discipline |
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Public schools should look and function like:
a. Dictatorship and segregation across cultures
b. Democratic, civil, pluralist society of which they are a part of
c. A jungle full of wild animals
d. A talking circle |
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| Democratic, civil, pluralist society of which they are a part of |
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Francophone schools are:
a. publicly funded and follow Alberta Curriculum
b. privately funded and follow Alberta Curriculum
c. publicly funded and follow Quebec legislated Curriculum
d.privately funded and follow Quebec legislated Curriculum |
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| publicly funded and follow Alberta Curriculum |
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Which of the following is an issue with having so many choices of schools?
a. Lack of qualified teachers
b.Parent involvement
c. Funding of many different schools
d. Large class sizes |
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| Funding of many different schools |
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What are the three barriers to parental involvement?
a. Uncertainty of role, efficacy, inability
b. Efficacy, invitation, uncertainty of role
c. Uncertainty of role, solicitation, invitation
d. Miscommunication, invitation, usefulness |
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| Efficacy, invitation, uncertainty of role |
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5 Reasons to involve parents are:
a. Democracy, public support, improved student achievement, attendance and behavior
b. Private support, democracy, improved student achievement, attendance and behavior
c. Decreased student achievement, attendance and behavior, public support and democracy
d. Democracy, public support, improved student achievement, behavior and success |
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| a. Democracy, public support, improved student achievement, attendance and behavior |
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3. All of the following are ways to involve parents EXCEPT:
a. Parenting sessions
b. Volunteering
c. Donations
d. homework |
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4. It is the ___________ role to feed, clothe, provide educational resources, monitor and support the child
a. Parent
b. Teacher
c. Both parent and teacher
d. Caregiver |
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5. When it comes to parent-teacher communication practices if a teacher says “Your child is not working to potential” the parent may hear it as “my child is inherently lazy and I’m a bad parent”
a. True
b. False |
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